It was a warm summer afternoon at Japan Society’s headquarters near the United Nations in midtown Manhattan and the president of the nonprofit organization had a question. “Our mission is to ...

“This is the age in which all things are connected, all technologies fuse, and this is the advent of Society 5.0.” Adopted in 2016 as a core concept of the Japanese government’s ...

Now, Obayashi’s teenage symphonies are getting their flowers in Obayashi ‘80s, a film series presented by the Japan Society in New York, running from February 7 through February 14 ...

Contemporary Japan has been characterised as a "post-growth society". It faces challenges such as a rapidly ageing population, ongoing rural decline, far-reaching gender inequality, and serious ...

“The essence of Society 5.0 is that it will become possible to quickly elicit the suitable solution that meets the needs of the most individuals” -Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister “The ...

The Asahi Shimbun spoke with Ryan Shaffer, president of the Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C., on Japanese culture in the United States, and American policymaking toward Japan. The Japan ...

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That's what the findings of new research on a common backyard bird, the house finch, imply. A groundbreaking pangenomic study has revealed a major DNA flip that appears to have made the small bird ...

This year, China has surged to the top, overtaking Japan in total fleet value ... with zero carbon emissions by China Classification Society (CCS).The vessel’s maiden voyage will involve ...

Planning your dream trip to Japan in spring for cherry blossom season? Here is where and when is the best time to see the cherry blossoms in Japan! In this deep dive, we share the Japan cherry blossom ...

UFO fans are increasingly active in Japan where lawmakers have called for official investigations on the phenomena and UFO events have attracted many visitors. The trend, which followed U.S ...